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English Translation-
General Power
Special Say
Note
That I gave copy
in three forms
Know that I, Mrs. Suvana Rice, a neighbor of
the port of Arkansas and a resident of this city of
New Orleans, I gave all my power,
broad enough and in as much as it is required and
needed to be, to Don Antonio Mendez, public
prosecutor of number of the stated city,
specially, for him to represent my own person
rights, and actions, follow, succumb, and to finish by
all instances, the acts that has begun
in the Court of Sov. Gob., and in the presence of
the present scribe, requesting that creditors of
my legitimate husband Juan Diana, whom is absent,
and I believe, or judge to be dead, that you would grant him
time for the period of three years, for which achievement is
necessary, to submit written documents, witnesses,
provisions, and other requirements that suit,
to make representations, instances, resources,
pretensions, and the more conducive to the intent
without omission of all that is required to promote
in these relative acts, and the matter
in question, practicing, doing, promoting, and
requesting the same as the grantor should do,
and should execute and that she is in my presence defending
on her own for her referred cause; hearing
[Handwritten notes by Dorothy Jones Core
Source:
National
Archives
City of New Orleans
Translator
says
Power of
attorney to
Represent her in
her rights against
Creditors of her
husband John
Diana, who is
absent and Whom
I believe or judge
to be deceased
after having
Hoped 3 years]
Transcript-
Poder General
Digo Especial
Nota
Que di Copia
en tres formas
Sépase que yo Doña Suvana Rice, vecina del
Puerto de Alcanzas, y residente en esta ciudad de
la Nueva-Orleans, otorgo que doy todo mi poder
amplio bastante quanto de otro se requiera, y
necesario sea, a Don Antonio Mendez, Procura-
dor Público de número de esta dicha ciudad, Es-
pecial, para que representado mi propia persona
derechos, y acciones, siga, fenezca, y acabe por
todas instancias, los actos que ha principiado
en el Tribunal del Sov. Gob., y por ante el pre-
sente escribano, solicitando que los acreedores
de mi marido legitimo don Juan Diana, ausen-
te, y que creo, o juzgo estar difunto, le concedan
esperas por el tiempo de tres años, a cuyo logro se
fuere necesario, presentara escritos, testigos, pro-
banzar, y demás recaudos que convengan, haci-
endo las representaciones, instancias, recursos,
pretenciones, y quanto más conduzca al inten-
to sin omitir todo lo que se requiera promover
en estos actos relativo, y conserniente a la ma-
teria, practicando, haciendo, promoviendo, y
solicitando lo mismos que la otorgante ha-
ria, y executaria estando presente defendi-
endo por si sola la referida causa; oyendo
[Notas escritas a mano por Dorothy Jones Core
Source:
National
Archives
City of New Orleans
Translator
says
Power of
attorney to
represent her in
her rights against
creditors of her
husband Juan
Diana, who is
absent and whom
I believe or judge
to be deceased
after having
hoped 3 years]

English Translation-
General Power
Special Say
Note
That I gave copy
in three forms
Know that I, Mrs. Suvana Rice, a neighbor of
the port of Arkansas and a resident of this city of
New Orleans, I gave all my power,
broad enough and in as much as it is required and
needed to be, to Don Antonio Mendez, public
prosecutor of number of the stated city,
specially, for him to represent my own person
rights, and actions, follow, succumb, and to finish by
all instances, the acts that has begun
in the Court of Sov. Gob., and in the presence of
the present scribe, requesting that creditors of
my legitimate husband Juan Diana, whom is absent,
and I believe, or judge to be dead, that you would grant him
time for the period of three years, for which achievement is
necessary, to submit written documents, witnesses,
provisions, and other requirements that suit,
to make representations, instances, resources,
pretensions, and the more conducive to the intent
without omission of all that is required to promote
in these relative acts, and the matter
in question, practicing, doing, promoting, and
requesting the same as the grantor should do,
and should execute and that she is in my presence defending
on her own for her referred cause; hearing
[Handwritten notes by Dorothy Jones Core
Source:
National
Archives
City of New Orleans
Translator
says
Power of
attorney to
Represent her in
her rights against
Creditors of her
husband John
Diana, who is
absent and Whom
I believe or judge
to be deceased
after having
Hoped 3 years]
Transcript-
Poder General
Digo Especial
Nota
Que di Copia
en tres formas
Sépase que yo Doña Suvana Rice, vecina del
Puerto de Alcanzas, y residente en esta ciudad de
la Nueva-Orleans, otorgo que doy todo mi poder
amplio bastante quanto de otro se requiera, y
necesario sea, a Don Antonio Mendez, Procura-
dor Público de número de esta dicha ciudad, Es-
pecial, para que representado mi propia persona
derechos, y acciones, siga, fenezca, y acabe por
todas instancias, los actos que ha principiado
en el Tribunal del Sov. Gob., y por ante el pre-
sente escribano, solicitando que los acreedores
de mi marido legitimo don Juan Diana, ausen-
te, y que creo, o juzgo estar difunto, le concedan
esperas por el tiempo de tres años, a cuyo logro se
fuere necesario, presentara escritos, testigos, pro-
banzar, y demás recaudos que convengan, haci-
endo las representaciones, instancias, recursos,
pretenciones, y quanto más conduzca al inten-
to sin omitir todo lo que se requiera promover
en estos actos relativo, y conserniente a la ma-
teria, practicando, haciendo, promoviendo, y
solicitando lo mismos que la otorgante ha-
ria, y executaria estando presente defendi-
endo por si sola la referida causa; oyendo
[Notas escritas a mano por Dorothy Jones Core
Source:
National
Archives
City of New Orleans
Translator
says
Power of
attorney to
represent her in
her rights against
creditors of her
husband Juan
Diana, who is
absent and whom
I believe or judge
to be deceased
after having
hoped 3 years]